diff --git a/.github/actions/get-commit-msg/action.yml b/.github/actions/get-commit-msg/action.yml
index 863662e0e9..6aa41c8ea5 100644
--- a/.github/actions/get-commit-msg/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/get-commit-msg/action.yml
@@ -17,15 +17,17 @@ runs:
         echo "Date: ${TSTAMP}" >> /tmp/commit_msg.txt
         echo "" >> /tmp/commit_msg.txt
         echo "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}" >> /tmp/commit_msg.txt
-    - name: Checkout code
+    - name: Find commit message (PR)
       shell: bash
       id: checkout_code
       if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       run: |
+        echo "+++++ head commit message +++++"
+        echo "$(git log -1 --no-merges)"
+        echo "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"
         echo "hash=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        git checkout ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
-        COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -1)
-        echo "$(git log -1)" >> /tmp/commit_msg.txt
+        git checkout ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+        echo "$(git log -1 --no-merges)" >> /tmp/commit_msg.txt
     - shell: bash
       id: action_output
       run: |
@@ -36,8 +38,8 @@ runs:
         echo "----- got commit message ---"
         cat /tmp/commit_msg.txt
         echo "----------------------------"
-    - name: Uncheckout code
+    - name: Cleanup Find commit message (PR)
       shell: bash
       if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       run: |
-        git checkout ${{ steps.checkout_code.outputs.hash }}
+        git checkout ${{ steps.checkout_code.outputs.hash }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml b/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
index 4925f61760..1d7b394c25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - id: get_commit_msg
         uses: ./.github/actions/get-commit-msg
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: ./.github/actions/mac-prereq
       - name: Cache Mesa and deps
         uses: actions/cache@v4